Article carrier



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Unite States Patent ARTICLE CARRIER Edwin L. Arneson, Morris, lll.,assignor, by mesne assignments, to Federal Paper Board Company, Inc,Bogota, Ni, a corporation of New York Griginal application October 29,1953, Serial No. 389,059, new Patent No. 2,811,279, dated October 27,1957. Divided and this application March 5, 1957, Serial No. 644,006

7 Claims. (Cl. 220-113) The present invention deals with improvements inflexible paper board carriers for bottles and similar articles of likesize and shape, in which soft drinks and beer are commonly sold. Moreparticularly, the invention provides an improved carrier featuring, ingeneral, a cartonlike carrier body having a longitudinal centralpartition connected at its ends to a pair of opposed end walls andextending parallel to opposed side walls, Which side walls are connectedat their lower margins by a bottom forming panel, together with aseparate divider unit which subdivides the space in the body on eachside of the longitudinal partition into individual cells. The bottomforming panel and longitudinal partition of the carrier body areprovided with vertically aligned slots in which upstanding legs of thedivider unit are disposed, with the legs upwardly straddling or nestingonto the longitudinal partition and with a connecting panel of the unitin engagement with the bottom panel. An article carrier of this generaldescription is illustrated and described in the patent to Holy 2,576,179of November 27, 1951.

This application is a continuation of application Serial No. 389,059,filed October 29, 1953, now Patent No. 2,811,279.

It is an object of the present invention, in one phase thereof, toprovide improved means to define in the longitudinal central partitionthe above described upwardly extending slots by which to obtainstraddling or nested engagement of the separate divider unit with thepartition, whereby a substantial saving in the cost of manufacture ofthe carrier is made possible. This is done by forming the longitudinalpartition of two constituent panels, one being wider than the other andhaving a single upwardly extending slot notched therein and the otherpanel having an edge margin so shaped that when it is brought into edgejuxtaposition relative to the first panel, a second upwardly extendingslot will be outlined at the joint of the panels. A considerablereduction is thus effected in the size of the paperboard blank requiredfor the body of the carrier, with a corresponding reduction in its costof production, as compared with the alternative procedures of formingtwo slots in a single panel or a single slot in each of two constituentpartition panels.

As a further refinement of the improved carrier features, the inventioncontemplates the provision of a strongly reinforced handle constructionfor the carrier, of multi-ply construction throughout the length andheight thereof. Parts of this handle serve as locking means joining thetwo edge-abutted partition panels as components of a well reinforced,unitary longitudinal partition and suspending assembly. In order to dothis, outer and inner plies of the handle structure are adhesivelysecured to the panels of the longitudinal partition, so as to hold thesame in proper edge to edge relationship as the paperboard blankprogresses through a folding and gluing machine; and upon completion ofthe folding operations on the carrier body the constituent panels of thepartition are firmly anchored, with slots produced by the provisionsdescribed above positioned to register vertically with correspondinglyspaced slots in the bottom of the carrier body when the same is erected.Upon upward insertion of a separate U-shaped divider unit into theregistered slots, the completed carrier is strongly held in box-likeerected condition, being a very stable unit well suited for loading byautomatic loading equipment at a bottle manu facturing or bottlingestablishment.

Another general object of the invention is to provide an improvedcarrier handle construction of the character described in the precedingparagraph in which the outer plies are finished, hence well adapted tobe printed or ornamented. These plies nest over the other plies of thehandle, including the upper part of the panels of which the longitudinalpartition is composed, entirely concealing the same from view.

More specifically, an object of the invention is to provide an improvedarticle carrier of the above sort in which an integral handle unit isformed of a pair of internal end flap members folded inwardly toward oneanother to coplanar relation and each terminating on its inner edge in alaterally projecting shoulder. A pair of external plies or panels arenested downwardly over the thus infolded flaps, and one of the externalpanels is provided with a hand hole aperture adjacent which a dependinghand hole tab is integrally connected by a horizontal crease. This tabis folded upwardly about said crease and about the end shoulders of theinturned flaps, being then secured in position so as to anchor the flapsduring and after the ensuing operations on the carrier body. In one ofthese the other outer panel of the handle unit is folded 180 downwardlyand secured in covering relation to the flaps and tab, thus effectivelylocking the flaps and the tab. The downfolded panel is also secured tothe pair of edge abutted longitudinal partition forming panels describedabove, of one of which one of the flaps is an integral part, so that thelocking means for the handle elements additionally locks thelongitudinal partition panels in intended edge to edge relation, toprovide a pair of upwardly ex tending slots in the bottom of theresultant longitudinal partition.

The foregoing statements are indicative in a general way of the natureof the invention. Other and more specific objects will be apparent tothose skilled in the art upon a full understanding of the constructionand operation of the improved carrier.

A single embodiment of the invention is. presented herein for purpose ofillustration. it will be appreciated that the invention may beincorporated in other modified forms coming equally within the scope ofthe appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a flexible paperboard blank from which thebox-like body of the improved carrier is fabricated, illustrating themanner in which the same is initially died out, creased andpreliminarily glued;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blank following initial folding operations;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in plan illustrating the next foldingoperation, whereby certain handle parts are locked in position, the Viewalso indicating a subsequent application of adhesive;

Fig. 4 is a plan View of the partially completed article following astill further fold, another ensuing application of adhesive beingindicated by stippling;

Fig. 5 is a top plan View of the completed article carrier body in aflat, knocked-down condition thereof;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing a separate divider unit which is acomponent of the completed and erected carrier;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view, partially broken away, illustrating thecarrier locked in completed, and erected condition;

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Fig. 8 is a view in longitudinal vertical section through the carrier ofFig. 7, being along a vertical plane immediately to one side of thecentral longitudinal partition of the latter; and

Figs. 9 and 10 are, respectively, fragmentary views in verticaltransverse section along lines corresponding to lines 99 and 1010 ofFigs. 7 and 8.

Referring to Fig. 1, showing a paperboard blank 10 from which acentrally partitioned, box-like body of the improved carrier isfabricated, the same consists of a sheet of stock died out to provide abottom forming panel 11 having a first wall and partition formingsection 12 hingedly articulated to one side margin thereof, a secondwall and partition forming section 13 similarly articulated integrallyto the opposite side margin of panel 11, and a handle forming unit 14integrally articulated to section 13 adjacent the right hand end of thelatter. Wall and partition forming sections 12, 13 are very similar incharacter, hence parts and relationships of the latter which correspondto those of the former will be designated by corresponding referencenumerals,

primed, and repeated description thereof will be dispensed with.

Bottom panel 11 is subdivided by a medial longitudinally extendingcrease 15 into a pair of like panel sections 16, 17, the former of whichis integrally hinged to section 12 by a longitudinal crease 18paralleling crease 15, and the latter of which is integrally hinged by aparallel crease 19 to wall and partition section 13. A pair oflongitudinally spaced, transversely extending slots 20 are formed inbottom panel 11, extending equidistantly on opposite sides of crease 15.These slots are located alike from one another and from opposite endmargins of panel 11. An end locking notch 21 is formed in one of thesemargins at the end of crease 15.

First wall and partition forming section 12 comprises a rectangular sidewall panel 22 having end wall panels 23, 24 integrally hinged toopposite margins thereof by transverse creases 25, 26, respectively.These creases are in transverse alignment with the end margins of bottompanel 11.

-A primary longitudinal partition forming panel 27 is integrally hingedby a transverse crease 28 to end wall panel 23 and a secondarylongitudinal partition forming panel 29 of less width is similarlyhinged by crease 30 to end wall 24. Panel 27 is approximately twice thewidth of the panel 29, in the longitudinal direction in which thevarious panels 22, 23, 24, 27 and 29 are connected. It is notched on aninner, bottom defining edge at the approximate midpoint thereof toprovide an outwardly directed slot 31 extending about midway of thepanel, and its extreme outer end edge is relieved or trimmed backsomewhat at 32, again from the approximate midpoint of that edge, for apurpose to be described. A locking hook 133 is cut in the inner marginof panel 27 adjacent its hinge 28 to end wall 23.

The extreme outer end edge of secondary partition panel 29 is alsorelieved at 34, it being intended that the trimmed edge portions coactwith one another to outline a slot similar to slot 31 when the twopanels 27, 29 are placed in edge to edge juxtaposition, as will befurther described.

The second wall and partition forming section 13, in addition tostructural features corresponding to those of section 12, as describedabove and designated by corresponding reference numerals, primed, isprovided with an outer extension 36 on its secondary partition panel29', which is in efiect an integral flap ultimately becoming a part ofthe handle structure of the carrier body. Flap 36 has an inwardlynotched recess 37 in its outer end edge which is adapted to partiallyoutline a hand hole in the handle when the carrier body is completed.Flap 36 also has a reinforcing element 38 integrally hinged to its uppermargin, as viewed in Fig.1, by means of a longitudinal crease 39.

The handle forming unit 14 of blank 10 is separated, in the main, fromthe remainder of the blank by means of a longitudinally extending slit40 which defines the upper or outer side edge of end wall panel 24' andside wall panel 22'. However, it may be desired to leave unit 14rupturably connected at this line, as by means of a small nick 41, forthe purpose of better controlling the blank as it passes through afolding and gluing machine. Otherwise, handle unit 14 is integrallyconnected to the remainder of the blank only by a transverse crease 42'hinging the same to the left hand margin of partition flap 36, thecrease 42 being, in efiect, an outward extension of crease 30'.Reinforcing element 38 on flap 36 is separated from unit 14 by a slot 43extending outwardly from the end of crease 39.

Handle unit 14 comprises a first outer finish panel 44 immediatelyadjoining wall panels 22', 24', to the former of which it is weaklyconnected by nick 41, and extension 36, to which it is integrallyconnected by crease 42. A second outer finish panel 45 of substantiallygreater transverse width is integrally connected to panel 44 by a crease46 longitudinally paralleling slit 4t and a handle reinforcing flap 47is integrally hinged to the outer end of panel 44 by a transverse crease48 similar to crease 42. Flap 47, like flap 36, is notched at 49 toprovide an end recess which partially defines a hand hole in the handlewhen the carrier body is completed. Flap 47 also has an outwardlyextending element 50 integrally connected thereto by a longitudinalcrease 51, which is in alignment with crease 39 and slightly inward ofcrease 46.

Further hand hole provisions are made in handle unit 14, in the form ofan elongated rectangular aperture 52 within panel 45 and an aperture inpanel 44 located in transverse alignment with aperture 52. The aperturein panel 44 is defined by a pair of short parallel slits 53 extendingoutwardly from separating slit 42 and a longitudinal crease 54 joiningthe outer ends thereof, thus providing a swingable tab 55 which has animportant locking function in the manufacture and use of the carrier.

A second component of the improved carrier, in the illustratedembodiment thereof, is a separate divider insert which is illustrated,per se, in Fig. 6 and is generally designated 56. It comprises a pieceof generally rectangular paperboard or corrugated board stock bent inU-shaped outline to provide a bottom engaging base panel 57 havingupstanding, cell defining leg panels 58 integrally connected to oppositemargins thereof. Panels 58 have medial slots 59 extending downwardlyfrom the upper extremities thereof, and the upper corners and center ofthe legs are diagonally cropped at 69 to facilitate subsequent insertionof divider 56 in the erected carrier body.

In completing the carrier body from the blank 19 of Fig. l, adhesive isfirst applied, as indicated by stippling, to the panel 44 of handle unit14, whereupon the opposed sets of end wall and longitudinal partitionpanels of the blank, one set comprising end wall panels 23, 23' andprimary partition panels 27, 27', and the other set comprising end wallpanels 24, 24 and secondary partition panels 29, 29, are folded inwardlyas units about the creases 25, 25 and 30, 30', respectively. Handle flap47 and flap element 54) may be simultaneously folded inwardly with thefirst set, so that as the result of these manipulations this flap willbe adhesively secured to the upper surface of handle panel 44, as willopposite flap 3, the sets of partition and end wall panels 23, 27 and23, 27' will overlie side wall panels 22, 22', respectively, thesecondary partition panels 29, 29' will overlie the respective end wallpanels 24, 24', and handle flap elements 38 and 50 will overlie handlepanel 45, leaving the blank in the condition illustrated in Fig. 2..

It will be noted in the position last described, the flaps 36 and 47present inwardly directed shoulder extremities 61, defined by notches37, 49, adjacent the ends of hand hole tab 55. These shoulders areemployed as elements for locking the infolded parts in the initiallyfolded position shown, and this is taken care of by the simple ensuingexpedient of folding hand hole tab 55 180 upwardly about its hingecrease 54, adhering the same to the exposed glued surface of panel 44and leaving the further perfected carrier body in the conditionillustrated in Fig. 3. Tab 55 Wraps around the shoulders 61, asillustrated in Fig. 3, with the result that the reinforcing flap 36, 47,as well as the secondary partition panel 29 of which the former is apart, are firmly anchored in place. This holds the blank in unitary,readily controlled condition as it passes further through the gluingmachine.

Adhesive is next applied to the exposed upper surface of flap element 50on flap 47, on flap element 38 of flap 36, and on the remaining exposedsurface of handle panel 45, as indicated by stippling in Fig. 3. Thisconditions the body for the ensuing 180 folding of handle panel 45inwardly about its articulating crease 46, accompanied by correspondingfolding of the flap elements 38, 59 about their creases 39, 51,respectively, and the result is that the three members are adhesivelysecured to the outer exposed surfaces of partition forming panels 27'and 29'. The condition referred to is illustrated in Fig. 4.

It will be noted by reference to Figs. 2 and 4, that the infolding ofthe longitudinal partition panels 27, 27 and 29, 29 brings the free endextremities thereof into immediate edge to edge juxtaposition. Therelieved end margins 32, 32 and 34, 34' diverge relative to one anotherand thereby form slots 62, 62' in the respective composite longitudinalpartition members defined by the panels. They are so located withreference to the other pair of slots 31, 31 that each pair will overlievertically a bottom slot 2t when the carrier is erected to operativecondition.

The carrier body is completed from the condition of Fig. 4 to a flat,knocked-down condition by simply folding the halves of the blank uponone another about medial bottom crease 50, following a suitableapplication of adhesive to the exposed surface of one half, as shown bystippling in Fig. 4. The finished carrier body is shown in Fig. 5.

The carrier body, generally designated 63 in Figs. 5 and 7-10,inclusive, is erected to an operative condition by simply spreading theside walls 22, 22' relative to one another, in well known fashion, andby engaging the end locking hooks 33-33 at one end wall in the notch 21of bottom panel 11. This brings the slots 31, 31 and 62, 62' intoapproximate vertical alignment with the bottom slots 20. Divider insert56 is now thrust upwardly through the last named slots, its upwardlyfacing slot 59 nesting with the slots in the longitudinal partition,with the base 57 of insert 56 coming into surface engagernent with thebottom of carrier body 63. This effectively braces the body in a trulyrectangular outline, imparting great stability to the unit and making itideally suited for gravity loading by automatic bottle loadingequipment, either in the plant of a bottle manufacturer or in a bottlingestablishment.

The carrier features a full length, full depth longitudinal partition,generally designated 64 in Fig. 7, this being due to the fact that theprovisions for slotting the same involve an edge abutment relationshipof its component panels 27, 27' and 2.9, 2?. These panels are rigidlylocked in a unitary relationship by the adhesion thereto of handlepanels 44 and 45 and the flaps and flap elements associated therewith, alocking which is further enhanced by the positive interlock of the handhole tab 55 with the flaps 36, 47. The handle is rigid and boardlike, asbest illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10, and partition 64 is additionallybraced and rigidified by its nested interfit with the bottom insert 56.

A substantial saving is made in the cost of production of the improvedcarrier due to the economy made possible by the use of the blank 10shownin Fig. l, preliminarily manipulated and secured in the fashionshown in Fig. 2. The production of a second pair of insert-receivingnotches or slots similar to the notches or slots 31, 31 by abuttingpanels 29, 29 edgewise against panels 27, 27 with relieved lower edgeportions constituting the notches or slots in question, signifies that ablank of substantially less horizontal or longitudinal dimension can beemployed than would be possible if both sets of notches were formedwithin the ends of the material of panels 27, 27 or panels 29, 29', thesets of panels then being secured in coplanar relation. While the savingin the case of each blank is small, indeed, the aggregate saving in theproduction of carriers in the millions is substantial and, moreover, amaterial factor in the cost and selling price of article carriers ofthis type, which are marketed at a very small profit margin.

I claim:

1. A paperboard article carrier construction comprising a box-like bodyhaving a suspending handle unit ex tending longitudinally and connectedto opposed ends thereof, said unit comprising a pair of handle panelsintegrally connected to one another by a top forming crease and disposedin face-to-face depending relation therefrom, reinforcing flaps integralwith opposite ends of one of said handle panels and foldable inwardlyalong vertical edge fold lines, said reinforcing flaps being disposedbetween said handle panels with the inner edges thereof in confrontingrelation, said reinforcing flaps each having a hand hole formation cuttherein, one of said handle panels having a hand hole opening intransverse alignment with the hand hole formations in said reinforcingfiaps and being provided with a tab hinged to a top margin of said handhole opening, said tab being folded upwardly and secured between saidhandle panels with portions thereof in overlying, upwardly extendingengagement with longitudinally spaced inner marginal portions of saidhandle reinforcing flaps.

2. A paperboard article carrier construction comprising a box-like bodyhaving a suspending handle unit connected to opposed ends thereof, saidunit comprising a pair of handle panels integrally connected to oneanother by a top forming crease and disposed in face-toface relation,reinforcing flaps integrally hinged to opposite ends of one of saidpanels and disposed between said panels, said reinforcing flaps eachhaving a hand hole formation cut therein, one of said handle panelshaving a hand hole opening in alignment with the hand hole formations insaid reinforcing flaps and being provided with a tab hinged to a marginof said hand hole opening, said tab being folded upwardly past saidreinforcing flaps and secured between said handle panels in overlying,upwardly extending engagement with portions of said reinforcing fiaps,one of said reinforcing flaps being integral with one of a pair oflongitudinal partition panels which are connected to an end wall andextend beneath said handle unit within said carrier body, there being apair of further longitudinal partition panels connected to the oppositeend wall of said body which extend in coplanar relation to said firstmentioned longitudinal partition panels, with said second mentionedlongitudinal partition panels having their inner edges in juxtaposedrelation with the inner edges of said first mentioned longitudinalpartition panels and forming therewith substantially solid longitudinalpartition members extending substantially the full length of thecarrier.

3. A paperboard article carrier of one piece construction comprising abox-like body having a suspending handle unit connected to opposed endsthereof, said unit comprising a pair of handle panels integrallyconnected to one another by a top forming crease and disposed inface-to-face relation, integral reinforcing flaps disposed between saidhandle panels at opposite ends thereof, at least one of said reinforcingflaps having a hand hole formation cut therein, one of said handlepanels having a'hand hole opening in transverse alignment with the handhole formation in said last mentioned reinforcing flap and beingprovided with a tab-hinged to a margin of said hand hole opening, saidtab being folded upwardly past said last mentioned reinforcing flap andsecured between said handle panels in 'overlying, upwardly extendingengagement with a portion of said last mentioned reinforcing flap, oneof said reinforcing flaps being integral with one of a pair oflongitudinal partition panels which are connected to an end wall anddisposed within said carrier body beneath said handle unit, there beinga pair of further partition panels connected to the opposite end wall ofsaid body and disposed in the latter in coplanar relation to said firstpair of longitudinal partition panels, said second mentioned pair ofsaid longitudinal partition panels having their inner edges injuxtaposed relation with the inner edges of said first mentionedlongitudinal partition panels and forming therewith substantially solidlongitudinal partition members extending substantially the full lengthof the carrier.

4. A paperboard article carrier of one piece construction comprising abox-like body having a suspending handle unit connected to opposed endsthereof, said unit comprising a pair of handle panels integrallyconnected to one another by a top forming crease and disposed inface-to-face relation, one of said handle panels being of greater depththan the other to provide a downwardly extending marginal portion,integral reinforcing flaps disposed between said handle panels atopposite ends thereof, at least one of said reinforcing flaps having ahand hole formation cut therein, one of said handle panels having a handhole opening in transverse alignment with the hand hole formation insaid last mentioned reinforcing flap and being provided with a tabhinged to the upper margin of said hand hole opening, said tab beingfolded upwardly past said last mentioned reinforcing flap and securedbetween said handle panels in overlying, upwardly extending engagementwith a portion of said last mentioned reinforcing flap, one of saidreinforcing flaps being integral with one of a pair of longitudinalpartition panels which are connected to an end wall and disposed withinsaid carrier body beneath said handle unit, there being a pair offurther partition panels connected to the opposite end wall of said bodyand disposed in the latter in coplanar relation to said first pair oflongitudinal partition panels, said second mentioned pair of saidlongitudinal partition panels having their inner edges in oppositelydisposed relation with the inner edges of said first mentionedlongitudinal partition panels and said longitudinal partition panelsbeing secured togeher with said downwardly extending marginal portion ofsaid one handle panel secured between the top portions thereof.

5. A paperboard article carrier of one piece construction comprising abox-like body having a suspending handle unit connected to opposed endsthereof, said unit comprising a pair of handle panels integrallyconnected to one another along a top forming crease and disposed inface-to-face relation, integral reinforcing flaps disposed between saidhandle panels at opposite ends thereof, at least one of said reinforcingflaps having a hand hole formation cut therein, one of said handlepanels having a hand hole opening in transverse alignment with the handhole formation in said last mentioned reinforcing flap and beingprovided with a tab hinged to a margin of said hand hole opening, saidtab being folded upwardly past said last mentioned reinforcing flap andsecured between said handle panels in overlying, upwardly extendingengagement with a portion of said last mentioned reinforcing flap, oneof said reinforcing flaps being integral with one of a pair oflongitudinal partition panels which are connected to an end wall anddisposed within said carrier body beneath said handle unit, there beinga pair of further partition panels connected to the opposite end wall ofsaid body and disposed in the latter in coplanar relation to said firstpair of longitudinal partition panel's, said second mentioned pair ofsaid longitudinal partition'panels having their inner edges inoppositely'disposed relation with the corresponding inner edges of saidfirst mentioned longitudinal partition panels and forming therewithlongitudinal partition members extending substantially the full lengthof the carrier, the other one of said reinforcing flaps having anextension flap connected to the upper edge thereto which is disposed inface-to-face engagement therewith and has a marginal portion extendingdownwardly of the handle unit at one end thereof and secured betweensaid second mentioned pair of longitudinal partition panels.

6. A paperboard article carrier of one piece construction comprising abox-like body having a suspending handle unit connected to opposed endsthereof, said unit comprising a pair of handle panels integrallyconnected to one another along a top forming crease and disposed inface-to-face relation, integral reinforcing flaps disposed between saidhandle panels at opposite ends thereof, at least one of said reinforcingflaps having a hand hole formation cut therein, one of said handlepanels having a hand hole opening in transverse alignment with the handhole formation in said last mentioned reinforcing flap and beingprovided with a tab hinged to an upper margin of said hand hole opening,said tab being folded upwardly past said last mentioned reinforcing flapand secured between said handle panels in overlying, upwardly extendingengagement with a portion of said last mentioned reinforcing flap, oneof said reinforcing flaps being integral with one of a pair oflongitudinal partition panels which are connected to an end wall anddisposed in face-to-face relation within said carrier body beneath saidhandle unit, there being a pair of further longitudinal partition panelsconnected to the opposite end wall of said body and disposed in thelatter in coplanar relation to said first pair of longitudinal partitionpanels, said second mentioned pair of said longitudinal partition panelshaving their inner edges in juxtaposed relation with the correspondinginner edges of said first mentioned longitudinal partition panels andforming therewith substantially solid longitudinal partition membersextending substantially the full length of the carrier, and the otherone of said pair of handle panels being of greater depth than the firstmentioned one of said handle panels and having the bottom marginalportion which extends below the latter secured between the upperportions of said longitudinal partition members.

7. In a one piece article carrier blank of flexible paperboard stockhaving two sets of side wall, end wall and longitudinal partitionforming panels which are connected by hinge forming transverse creasesin the order named, and a bottom forming panel disposed between saidside wall panels and integrally hinged thereto on longitudinal creasesdefining the bottom side edges of the set up carrier, one of saidlongitudinal partition panels having a portion integral therewith whichextends laterally of the blank; a handle forming section hinged on atransverse crease to the inner transverse edge of said laterallyextending portion, said handle forming section being separated at leastin part by a cut from a top defining margin of the side wall and endwall panels adjoining said one longitudinal partition panel, the outermargin of said handle forming section lying substantially outwardly inthe lateral sense of the outer margin of the laterally extending portionof the longitudinal partition panel to which it is hinged, said handleforming section being divided by a longitudinal crease into two handleforming panels with the outer handle forming panel being ofsubstantially greater dimension in the direction transversely of theblank than the inner handle forming panel, said handle forming sectionhaving a handle reinforcing panel extending along the transverse edgethereof which is opposite the hinge connection of said handle formingsection with said longitudinal partition panel, and said handlereinforcing panel having an integral flap separated therefrom by alongitudinal hinge crease and extending in a direction laterally of theblank, which flap has a larger dimension in the direction transverselyof the blank than the corresponding dimension of said handle rein- 5forcing panel.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSArneson Jan. 9, 1951 Arneson Apr. 29, 1952 Bergstein May 31, 1955Arneson Oct. 29, 1957

